Also the difference between Wide Lens and running no Wide lens is 90.4% vs 34.9% chance to hit when it comes to pop bomb. Not sure protective pads are worth taking over wide lens if pop bomb is what you're going for
Don't Think Pop Bomb is a good Move. Just A Good Threat in the Back. The Opponents will usually go to a Rocky Helmet Mon vs Maushold so pop bomb may be accurate but its a death sentence
I feel like you are vastly underestimating just how much wide lens actually impacts the odds of population bomb hitting. Without wide lens, getting just 4 hits is less likely than landing a focus blast, landing 5 hits is slightly less likely than hitting hypnosis, and getting all ten hits has slightly better odds than landing an ohko move, at around 35%. And this is not a move you only have to use once per game, maushold needs to hit this several times throughout a game and with the maximum number of hits possible if it wants to have any impact on a game besides clearing hazards. On the other hand, while yes, population bomb *can* technically miss even while you're holding wide lens and it feels horrible when it happens, landing all ten hits of population bomb is actually marginally MORE likely with wide less than landing a single hit of population bomb if you aren't holding it (the difference is very small. 90.4% compared to 90%, but it is there). Soooo yea, the best way to deal with pesky contact abilities/items is unfortunately not as simple as just swapping your item for pads, you need to build your team around maushold so you can eliminate the pokemon with contact abilities and knock off any rocky helmets before maushold is ready to go. Or I guess you could technically use pads if you find another way to boost your accuracy, like gravity or having a partner Victini (in specifically natdex doubles I guess lol), although those are kinda really gimmicky
this is why i use coil population bomb smeargle so it always hits
use with king's rock for added effect
sad that Smogon banned the Kings Rock
Also the difference between Wide Lens and running no Wide lens is 90.4% vs 34.9% chance to hit when it comes to pop bomb. Not sure protective pads are worth taking over wide lens if pop bomb is what you're going for
Don't Think Pop Bomb is a good Move. Just A Good Threat in the Back. The Opponents will usually go to a Rocky Helmet Mon vs Maushold so pop bomb may be accurate but its a death sentence
Still Personally actually Prefer Wide Lens. Nobody really uses Helmet that often
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If you scared of missing use gravity support, it frees up a move slot and gives you three turns after setup and switch dish some damage with c band
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Pair It up With some Pokemon that Destroy Ghosts and you got a great gimmick on your hands. Maybe some Trick Ring Targets!
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I feel like you are vastly underestimating just how much wide lens actually impacts the odds of population bomb hitting. Without wide lens, getting just 4 hits is less likely than landing a focus blast, landing 5 hits is slightly less likely than hitting hypnosis, and getting all ten hits has slightly better odds than landing an ohko move, at around 35%. And this is not a move you only have to use once per game, maushold needs to hit this several times throughout a game and with the maximum number of hits possible if it wants to have any impact on a game besides clearing hazards.
On the other hand, while yes, population bomb *can* technically miss even while you're holding wide lens and it feels horrible when it happens, landing all ten hits of population bomb is actually marginally MORE likely with wide less than landing a single hit of population bomb if you aren't holding it (the difference is very small. 90.4% compared to 90%, but it is there). Soooo yea, the best way to deal with pesky contact abilities/items is unfortunately not as simple as just swapping your item for pads, you need to build your team around maushold so you can eliminate the pokemon with contact abilities and knock off any rocky helmets before maushold is ready to go.
Or I guess you could technically use pads if you find another way to boost your accuracy, like gravity or having a partner Victini (in specifically natdex doubles I guess lol), although those are kinda really gimmicky
Run this in doubles with a Friend Guard Gravity Clefairy for maximum effect.
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